September Heat Wave Breaks Records in Santa Barbara County
Wednesday’s record heat at Santa Maria and Santa Barbara airports breached the daily highs held since September 9, 1984.
Author: Jean Yamamura
Highway 101 Lanes to Close Overnight Through Montecito Starting Tuesday
Prep work for concrete paving closes left-hand lanes as part of the freeway-widening project.
Officials, Formerly Homeless Tenants Celebrate Opening of Patterson Point in Santa Barbara County
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday at the 23-unit supportive housing project on Patterson Avenue.
Santa Barbara County, Goleta Pursuing Creation of Gun Shop Buffer Zones
The proposed regulations would apply to new businesses but not existing firearms retailers like the one that recently relocated next to a preschool on Hollister Avenue.
Santa Barbara County Urges Residents to Prepare Now for El Niño Winter Storm Season
FEMA is likely to bring less funding for any disaster, warns Public Works Director Chris Sneddon in a report to the Board of Supervisors.
Santa Barbara County Green-Lights Film Commissioner Role
Supervisors approve $150,000 for new contractor to encourage filming in the area.
Hot Weather Bears Down on Santa Barbara This Week
It’s even hot in the shade in Santa Barbara today, and it will just get hotter over the rest of the week, the National Weather Service (NWS) portends.
Residents Pepper Goleta Council with Questions, Advice on What to Do About Gun Shop Near Preschool
Goodland Guns’ owner says his attempts to relocate to industrial zones were met by the city with delay. The council will discuss the gun shop at its September 1 meeting.
‘Indy’ Interns and Me
Jean Yamamura explains our internship system, and how she started as a proofreader.
Cox Communications, Santa Barbara’s Sole Cable Provider, Officially Acquired by Spectrum-Owner Charter
Charter CEO says $34.5 billion deal will bring lower costs, higher speeds, and the Los Angeles Dodgers to Cox’s six million customers.
